Visa CEO Al Kelly discussed the payments giant’s crypto ambitions during an earnings call on Tuesday, describing the firm as “extremely well-positioned” to do so. As previously reported, Visa is …
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IOHK to partner with Ethiopian government for student IDs on Cardano blockchain
IOHK, the blockchain research & development company behind the Cardano blockchain, today announced a partnership with the Ethiopian Government, to implement a national, blockchain-based student and teacher ID and attainment …
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Turkey May Set Up A Central Bank Custodian After Alleged Fraud On Two Major Exchanges
Following the arrests of several employees at Turkey-based crypto exchanges Thodex and Vebitcoin last week, government officials are reportedly planning to establish a central bank authority that could custody digital …
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Ripple (XRP) Will Go Public After SEC Lawsuit
During an earnings presentation call, Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, said that Ripple would go public, adding that co-founder Chris Larsen wants the company to move …
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Simplex To Add Cardano, Opening Fiat Gateway To ADA
Payment processing solutions Simplex revealed it would add Cardano to its list of supported cryptocurrencies to meet a surge in retail demand for ADA. One of Visa’s principal members, Simplex, …
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JP Morgan To Give 3 Reasons Why Ethereum (ETH) is Outperforming Bitcoin (BTC)
In a note to investors on April 27, analysts at U.S. banking giant JPMorgan appear to have turned extremely bullish on Ethereum, noting that it has beaten its big brother …
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Tokyo-Based Gaming Giant Nexon Invests $100 Million In Bitcoin
South Korean–Japanese game maker Nexon today announced a $100 million investment in Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, as per a release. The firm is listed on the …
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European Investment Bank To Price €100 Million In Bonds On Ethereum (ETH)
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the investment and development arm of the European Union, plans to price €100 million in bonds registered in the Ethereum network. According to a report by Bloomberg, …
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Eric Weinstein to call Bitcoin (BTC) potential hedge against fiat catastrophe
Eric Weinstein, managing director of Thiel Capital and host of the popular podcast The Portal, urged his followers over the weekend not to get caught up in Bitcoin’s (BTC) daily fluctuations. He …
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BitPay CCO Claims Dogecoin (DOGE) Is Eating Away at Bitcoin’s (BTC) Payments Volume
Dogecoin is chipping away at Bitcoin’s dominance in cryptocurrency payments, according to BitPay Chief Commercial Officer Sonny Singh: We’re seeing a lot more buying coming from Dogecoin now, believe it …
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